Recent Submissions

American University in Cairo. Middle East Studies Center(American University in Cairo, 2011-12-01)

As the academic year is coming to a close, this is a good time to review the achievements of the Middle East Studies Center and reflect on what we can aspire to do in the future. Among the outstanding accomplishments of ...

American University in Cairo. Middle East Studies Center(American University in Cairo, 2011-12-01)

During the last week of February, I participated in a workshop in Rome on �The Dynamics of Change in the Arab World: Globalization and the Restructuring of State Power.� The conference was the initial event in a year-long ...

American University in Cairo. Middle East Studies Center(American University in Cairo, 2011-12-01)

I hope that everyone had a restful �eid break and that we are all refreshed and ready to enter the second half of the fall semester with renewed energy and commitment. The Middle East Studies Center was very active during ...

American University in Cairo. Middle East Studies Center(American University in Cairo, 2011-12-01)

The academic year has gotten off to a fast start with the introduction of a new required Introductory Interdisciplinary Seminar (MEST 569) for MA students, a regular seminar series on the theme of "The Political Culture ...

American University in Cairo. Middle East Studies Center(American University in Cairo, 2011-12-01)

From September, MESC moves on with a new director, Professor Joel Beinin, the important new addition to the department of History and an old hand at Middle East Studies. He takes over a program in good health and well-geared ...